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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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