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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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