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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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