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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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