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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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