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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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