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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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