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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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