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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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