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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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