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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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