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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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