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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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