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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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