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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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