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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about 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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