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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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