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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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