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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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