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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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