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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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