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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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