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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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