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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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