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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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