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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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