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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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