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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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