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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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