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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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