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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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