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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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