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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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