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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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