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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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