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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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