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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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