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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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