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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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