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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition