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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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