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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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