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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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