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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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