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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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