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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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