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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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