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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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