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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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