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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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