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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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