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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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