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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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