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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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