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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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