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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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