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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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