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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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