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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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