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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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