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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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