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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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