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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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