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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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