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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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