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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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