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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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