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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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