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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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