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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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