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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major 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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