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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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