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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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