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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources