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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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