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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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