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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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