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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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