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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores 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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