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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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