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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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