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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key 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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