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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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