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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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