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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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