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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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