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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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