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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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