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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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