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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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