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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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