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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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