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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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