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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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