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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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