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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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