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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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