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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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