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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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