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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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