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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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