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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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