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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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