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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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