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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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