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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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