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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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