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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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