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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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