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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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