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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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