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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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