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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models 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 teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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