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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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