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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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