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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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