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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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