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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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