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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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