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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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