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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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