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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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