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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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