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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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