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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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