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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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