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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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