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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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