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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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