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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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