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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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