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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC 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 stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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