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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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