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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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