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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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