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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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