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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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