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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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