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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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