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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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