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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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