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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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