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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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