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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major 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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