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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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