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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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