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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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