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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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