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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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