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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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