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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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