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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education