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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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