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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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