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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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