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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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