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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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