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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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