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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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