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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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