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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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