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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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