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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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