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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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