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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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