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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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