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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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