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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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