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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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