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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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