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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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