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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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