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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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