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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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