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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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