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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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