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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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