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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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