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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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