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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key 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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