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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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