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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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