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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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