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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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