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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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