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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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