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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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