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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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