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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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