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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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