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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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