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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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