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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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