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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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