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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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