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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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