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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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