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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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