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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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