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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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