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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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