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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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