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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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