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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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