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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 developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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