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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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