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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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