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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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