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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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