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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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