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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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