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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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