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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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