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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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