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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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