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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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