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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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