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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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