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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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