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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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