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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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