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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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