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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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