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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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