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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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