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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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