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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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