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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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