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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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