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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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