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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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