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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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