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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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