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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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