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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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