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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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