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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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