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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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