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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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