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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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