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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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