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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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