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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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