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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the 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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