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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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