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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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