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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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