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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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