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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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