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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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