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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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