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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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