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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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