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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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