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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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