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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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