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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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