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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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