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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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