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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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