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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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