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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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