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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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