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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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