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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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