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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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