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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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