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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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