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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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