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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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