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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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