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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major 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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