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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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