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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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