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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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