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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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