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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive 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 intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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