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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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