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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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