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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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