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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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