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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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