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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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