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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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