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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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