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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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