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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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