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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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