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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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