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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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