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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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