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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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