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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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