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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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