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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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