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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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