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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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