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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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