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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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