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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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