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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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