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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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