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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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