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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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