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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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