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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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