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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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