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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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