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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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