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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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