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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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