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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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