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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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