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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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