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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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