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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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