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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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