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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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