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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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