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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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