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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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