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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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