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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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