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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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