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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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