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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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