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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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