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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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