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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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