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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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