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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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