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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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