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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative 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 stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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