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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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