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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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