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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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