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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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