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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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