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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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