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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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