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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business 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 participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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