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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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