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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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