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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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