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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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