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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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