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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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