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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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