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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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