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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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