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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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