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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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