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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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