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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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