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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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