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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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