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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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