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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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