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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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