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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important 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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