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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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