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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies 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 poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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