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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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