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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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