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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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