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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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