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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers 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? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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