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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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