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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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