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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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