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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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