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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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