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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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