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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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