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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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