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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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