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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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