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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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