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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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