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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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