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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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