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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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