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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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