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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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