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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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