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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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