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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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