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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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