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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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