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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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