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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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