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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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