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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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