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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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