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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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