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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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