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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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