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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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