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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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