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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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