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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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