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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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