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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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