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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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