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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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