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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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