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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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