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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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