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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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