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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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