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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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