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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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