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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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