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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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