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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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