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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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