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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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