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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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