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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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