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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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