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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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