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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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