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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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