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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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