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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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