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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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