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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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