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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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