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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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