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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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