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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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