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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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