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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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