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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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