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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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