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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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