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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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