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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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