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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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