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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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