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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling 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 examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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