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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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