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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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