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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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