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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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