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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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