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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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