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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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