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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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