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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the 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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