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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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