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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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