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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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