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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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