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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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