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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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