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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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