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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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