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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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