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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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