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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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