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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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