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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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