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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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