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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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