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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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