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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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