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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models 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 stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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