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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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