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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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