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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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