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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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