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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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