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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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