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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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