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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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