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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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