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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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