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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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