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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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