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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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