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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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