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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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