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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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