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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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