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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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