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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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