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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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