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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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