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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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