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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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