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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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