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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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