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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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