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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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