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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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