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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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