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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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