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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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