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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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