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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants 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 online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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