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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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