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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education