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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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