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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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