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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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