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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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