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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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