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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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