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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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