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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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