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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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